All of Call of Duty XP’s hijinks and dirty details, front and center
Matt Hawkins For those not able to make it to CoD’s very first fan fest, happening right now in LA (or couldn’t nab tickets… I can’t believe at $150 a pop, it actually sold out), we’ve got all the news that’s been revealed, along with a livestream of the action!
First off, this is what you’re missing…
Moving on, a mountain of CoD related info has been revealed, including details regarding Modern Warfare 3′s multiplayer. To honest, what I’ve seen appears to be moon language to someone like myself, so I’ll give the honor of explaining everything to Kotaku. Meanwhile, Joystiq has a good look at the new Modern Warfare 3 Xbox 360 that’s coming November 8th…
… For $400, you get a 320GB system with a custom paint job, two controllers that feature the adjustable d-pad, a copy of the game (of course), and a month of Xbox Live. There’s also the official Modern Warfare 3 themed headset that is, get this, sold separately. lol.
Also, all that intel that Destructoid and other outlets leaked a few days ago, regarding the premium edition of the game has been confirmed. As is usually the case, included is all sorts of crap in real life, along with the digital variety too. Including a year long membership to the much controversial Call of Duty Elite. Speaking of which…
Haven’t really touched upon it before due to my inability to get any facts straight (something that pretty much everyone has struggled with). Hence why clarification was provided, though the finer details is of the “Are you f’n serious?!?!” variety. Basically, it’s a service that will allow players to engage with one another online. The core services will be free, but to really get in on the action, you’ll have to pay a subscription fee. And how much is that? $50 dollars. Again, that’s PER YEAR. Jesus Christ indeed.
So, what forking over 50% of a hundred bucks every 365 days to play a game that already costs more than that (even the vanilla plain edition) get you? Well, 20 new pieces of content, which purchased stand-alone will be worth $60. Which makes Elite somewhat sound like a great deal, if saving $10 is actually important to you, but again, you’re paying a subscription fee. So in reality, to enjoy content that costs $60 just once will actually be $100 over the span of two years via the service. What a rip.
Once again, much can be done for free, but to actually put notches on your belt, that fifty bucks must be paid. Like clans; you can form them, yet to help them grow and level up, you have to be a paid subscriber. Additional perks include daily competitions that are exclusive to the service, along with content produced by A-list Hollywood talent. Many are on tap to produce something called Elite TV, which is episodic shows that are produced via the games engine. Hey, I like Machinima as much as the next guy… hence why I love YouTube so much. Cuz that sh*t’s for free.
Though I must confess, I am interested in seeing what Will Arnett and Jason Bateman (best known for Arrested Development) will whip up. Guess I’ll have to come over the apartment of a diehard CoD fanboy when the time comes. Basically, this ain’t for me; sounds like a huge rip. Yet I also didn’t think the show would sell out, so shows what I know about CoD players.
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